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homeland can see security secretary janet napolitano. caller: what are they going to do about the people that are getting welfare and benefits? how is that going to work? host: question for homeland security secretary janet napolitano. we'll take you there now. it is expected to start in just a moment. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> good morning, everybody. on a tighte schedule. the secretary has to testify later today for appropriations. fornt to commend you working so hard on the coordinated national security effort in boston. the middle of the night, early morning briefings on what has happened and the way your department, local and state police, the fbi work together is a model for the rest of the world and how quickly everybody was able to move. and theiot day bombing successful capture of the remaining suspect is why you were not here that day. i well understood what your schedule look like and it was time for you to be in the command post. a numbe
homeland can see security secretary janet napolitano. caller: what are they going to do about the people that are getting welfare and benefits? how is that going to work? host: question for homeland security secretary janet napolitano. we'll take you there now. it is expected to start in just a moment. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> good morning, everybody. on a tighte schedule. the secretary has to...
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security secretary janet napolitano testified for an immigration bill by a bipartisan group of senators known as the beginning of a. she was before the committee for two and a half hours. >> good morning, everybody. i know we're on a tight schedule. the secretary has to testify later today for appropriations. i want to commend you for working so hard on the coordinated national security effort in boston. the middle of the night, early morning briefings on what has happened and the way your department, local and state police, the fbi work together is a model for the rest of the world and how quickly everybody was able to move. the patriot day bombing and the successful capture of the remaining suspect is why you were not here that day. i well understood what your schedule look like and it was time for you to be in the command post. a number of concerns were not part of the effort for comprehensive immigration reform. we return to testify about the ability of this. you had been here in february to testify about this effort. you said you were willing to come back. it is a testament to refo
security secretary janet napolitano testified for an immigration bill by a bipartisan group of senators known as the beginning of a. she was before the committee for two and a half hours. >> good morning, everybody. i know we're on a tight schedule. the secretary has to testify later today for appropriations. i want to commend you for working so hard on the coordinated national security effort in boston. the middle of the night, early morning briefings on what has happened and the way...
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homeland security secretary janet napolitano among those testifying. a live report on that coming up here on "america's newsroom." [ female announcer ] everything that goes into a lennox system is engineered for comfort. like parts that create your perfect temperature and humidity or the parts that purify the air. together, these parts can cut your heating and cooling bills in half. which is quite comforting. and here's the best part... call now to get up to sixteen hundred dollars back or 12 months deferred interest on select lennox home comfort systems. offer ends june 14th. plus download our free lennox mobile app with an energy-savings calculator. ♪ if your current system is 10 years or older, start planning now. and take advantage of special financing. so call now to get up to sixteen hundred dollars back. or 12 months deferred interest on select lennox home comfort systems. offer ends june 14th. and download our free lennox mobile app. ♪ lennox. innovation never felt so good. martha: all right, fox news alert now, moments ago, one of the two
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it really does a good job of getting human error. >> so there you hear secretary napolitano answering that question from senator grassley. all of this is also important because senator graham said yesterday that tamerlan's trip to russia last year was undetected by the fbi. he say his was told that by a senior fbi official. obviously it sounds as if secretary napolitano is saying his travel was known inside the department of homeland security, which is leading senator grassley and other senators of capitol hill to ask the question, did the right hand know what the left hand was doing if department of homeland security system pinged when he went overseas to russia, why is it that the fbi was not paid aware of this? why is it that the fbi system did not ping when he made that trip over to russia. a lot of questions. there's a senate intelligence committee hearing coming up at 2:30 and then the full house of representatives is expected to get a briefing from fbi officials on all of this later on this afternoon. we'll be covering all of it for you, chris. >> all right, jim, thank you very
it really does a good job of getting human error. >> so there you hear secretary napolitano answering that question from senator grassley. all of this is also important because senator graham said yesterday that tamerlan's trip to russia last year was undetected by the fbi. he say his was told that by a senior fbi official. obviously it sounds as if secretary napolitano is saying his travel was known inside the department of homeland security, which is leading senator grassley and other...
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here is homeland security chief janet napolitano on capitol hill. watch. >> was your department aware of his travels to russia and, if you weren't, the reason? >> the travel in 2012 that you're referring to? yes, the system pinged when he was leaving the united states. by the time he returned all investigations had been, the matter had been closed. bill: so let's pick it up today with greg palkot working on the story in london. greg, u.s. officials are there. what do you think they would be asking or what part of the investigation unfolds now? >> reporter: bill, we have been talking to the u.s. embassy in moscow, also to the fbi they are pretty tight-lipped about this visit but various reports are saying that a team of fbi agents are in dagestan right now, they are speaking to the parents of the suspected boston bombers, asking no doubt specifically about a six-month visit. the late tamerlan tsarnaev paid to dagestan in 2012. the parents are reportedly telling authorities that no contact was made between him and radical islamist there is. a group is
here is homeland security chief janet napolitano on capitol hill. watch. >> was your department aware of his travels to russia and, if you weren't, the reason? >> the travel in 2012 that you're referring to? yes, the system pinged when he was leaving the united states. by the time he returned all investigations had been, the matter had been closed. bill: so let's pick it up today with greg palkot working on the story in london. greg, u.s. officials are there. what do you think they...
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napolitano admitted today that the government had not first taken notice of that trip you -- that the government had at first taken notice of the trip but then dropped the vase. >> was your department aware of his travels to russia? if you weren't, the reason. >> the travel in 2012 that you're referring to. >> yeah. >> yes, the system pinged when he was leaving the united states. by the time he returned all investigations had been -- the matter had been closed. >> and just a few moments ago i spoke with senator chuck grassley ranking member of the judiciary committee about that exchange. >> when you have a ping like that or an alert like that, that immediately the fbi should have been notified about it, and senator graham brought out today that the fbi didn't know anything about it so you get back to a major problem that we have, does the left hand of government know what the right hand is doing? and if we're going to win this war on terrorism, we've got to have complete cooperation among all the departments that are involved in the war against terrorism. >> do you think the fbi did e
napolitano admitted today that the government had not first taken notice of that trip you -- that the government had at first taken notice of the trip but then dropped the vase. >> was your department aware of his travels to russia? if you weren't, the reason. >> the travel in 2012 that you're referring to. >> yeah. >> yes, the system pinged when he was leaving the united states. by the time he returned all investigations had been -- the matter had been closed. >>...
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secretary napolitano was set to testify but canceled. she's participating in a briefing at the white house on the investigation and into the boston bombings. this is live coverage on c-span. counting on a substantial increase in the number and quality. --appeared to me >> what would you say this? we will have immigration. the question is will it be lawful and will it serve the national interest? i think you would agree with that. i think that we need to talk more about the issue you are raising. there are people out there today, young men and others in particular that need to be working today that cannot find work. the jobs and work they get need to be at a decent wage. they need to have an opportunity for some sort of retirement or maybe a vacation or maybe a health care plan they can operate on. you are correct that we are not providing that today. there's a real social danger happening in america from that the unemployment. >> senator, i think that the question is who benefits ? i'm not sure. i would like to take my time in going thro
secretary napolitano was set to testify but canceled. she's participating in a briefing at the white house on the investigation and into the boston bombings. this is live coverage on c-span. counting on a substantial increase in the number and quality. --appeared to me >> what would you say this? we will have immigration. the question is will it be lawful and will it serve the national interest? i think you would agree with that. i think that we need to talk more about the issue you are...
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. >> this morning, secretary napolitano said in a hearing on capitol hill, he went overseas to russia, and is the president concern there's a flaw in the system, and if so, is he looking to have a revie of that and having it possibly changed? >> what the president said when he stood here before you late friday evening night was that there are many questions that need to be answered, and that's what a thorough investigation will produce is answers to all the questions that we have about these two individuals, their activities, their thrafl, their associations, what motivated them, and everything that went into the decision that they took to, you know, engage in a terrorist act against people of the united states and boston. that will be all of these questions would be part of this investigation. it is part of the case that will be built against the suspect who is in custody and part of the overall investigation of what happened. >> should he have began -- been on a no-fly list? should people spending that much time in russia be on a no-fly list and just spend time overseas? >> specific
. >> this morning, secretary napolitano said in a hearing on capitol hill, he went overseas to russia, and is the president concern there's a flaw in the system, and if so, is he looking to have a revie of that and having it possibly changed? >> what the president said when he stood here before you late friday evening night was that there are many questions that need to be answered, and that's what a thorough investigation will produce is answers to all the questions that we have...
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forre arranging another day secretary napolitano. i thank the other two witnesses who reject -- who rearranged their schedules on very short notice. it makes the committee work. i would also note, for the record, as you go back over your notes, if you want to add to any one of your answers come of course, i will keep record open for that. getre not playing a game of you. we just want to have the best possible record. iwant to thank both of -- want to thank members of both parties for being here. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> we will hear more next week about the immigration debate and propose legislation from the gang of eight. reviewed thiswas week. the senate judiciary committee chaired by senator hetrick leahy will hold its second hearing on the proposal live monday at 10 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> the museum is meant to help a visitor relive the first eight years of the 21st century. the museum explains the decision-making process that i we
forre arranging another day secretary napolitano. i thank the other two witnesses who reject -- who rearranged their schedules on very short notice. it makes the committee work. i would also note, for the record, as you go back over your notes, if you want to add to any one of your answers come of course, i will keep record open for that. getre not playing a game of you. we just want to have the best possible record. iwant to thank both of -- want to thank members of both parties for being...
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. >> janet napolitano and on the immigration bill proposed by a bipartisan group of senators. discussionhours, a of the decision not to treat the boston marathon bombing suspect as an enemy combatants. after that, a hearing on the constitutionality of using drones to target terror suspects overseas. look at herto vision as a partner. there were several first ladies who considered themselves to be partners. not that they were trying to tell them what to do, but to help advise them, to help take care of them, whether mentally or physically. i think she was a very significant influence on her husband. >> she is a tragic figure. part of the tragedy is the partnership which did helped contribute to his becoming president, in many ways, was destroyed by the war. the presidency they have worked together to achieve. >> our conversation about mary todd lincoln is now available on our website. monday for next program. janet napolitano testified on capitol hill today on the immigration bill proposed by a bipartisan group of senators. she was before the senate judiciary committee for abou
. >> janet napolitano and on the immigration bill proposed by a bipartisan group of senators. discussionhours, a of the decision not to treat the boston marathon bombing suspect as an enemy combatants. after that, a hearing on the constitutionality of using drones to target terror suspects overseas. look at herto vision as a partner. there were several first ladies who considered themselves to be partners. not that they were trying to tell them what to do, but to help advise them, to help...
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we concluded the last one yesterday with the testimony of secretary janet napolitano. in all, we've had dozens of hearings, dozens of hearings; immigration in the last couple of years, but these six were especially important for the senate for our work in the judiciary committee. i have -- tomorrow we will put on the judiciary committee agenda the immigration under our normal practice. i've consulted with the ranking member. we both agree on this. the bill will be put over until the first thursday that we come back from our early may break. this actually works well because i would assume that all members of the committee have read it. certainly we've had plenty of people who have testified, a dozen or more people who have testified have all read it and spoken about it, for or against it. but it will allow other senators who are not on the committee time to read the bill. once we start marking it up and voting on it in committee, it will be my intention to not go thursday to thursday, but to go every -- to go several days a week. i don't think -- i'm told that people do
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janet that pol napolitano, thera there's no evidence that the bombings were a part of a bigger plot. security will remained ramped up as a precaution. pr 170 people were hurt in the boston marathon bombings. some the physical evidence at the process is being processed in virginia in quantico. >>> tonight the unbelievable nightmare continues in area hospitals today. doctors an d nurse right sided nurse ri working round theght clock to d to the victims. vic doctors in massachusetts general say thmaey performed severall amputation and removed shrapnel. >> many of them have severe se wounds, mostly in the lower part of their body, w the blast effect of the bomb as well as small metallic fragments that entered their body, pellets, shrapnel, nails thatel this bomb had. >> more than 170 hurt by the th blast, many still in the hospital, some critical condition. spectators and and participates are back home tonight. we have their stories. >> reporter: we spoke way number of local run nez, bu rune most compeling story came from the wall family. family >> they took pictures and videos and they
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however, president obama and secretary napolitano abandoned that metrix. the bill before is weakenes current law by only requiring the southern border to be 90% effectively secured. in some sector, only the so-called high risk sectors. what about the other six sectors? then before green card are allocated to those here illegally, the secretary only has to certify that the security plans and fencings are quote-unquote substantially deployed. operational. and completed. if the secretary doesn't do her job, then a commission is created to provide recommendations. this is just a loophole that allows the secretary to neglect doing the job. another area of interest for me is the employment verification measure. as i said before so many times, i was here in 1986 when we for the first time made it illegal for employers to hire undocumented individuals. i've been a champion for making the everify system a statement in eave work place. it's a proven and valuable tool to ensure we have legal work force. wheel i'm encouraged the bill includes everify, i'm concerned it
however, president obama and secretary napolitano abandoned that metrix. the bill before is weakenes current law by only requiring the southern border to be 90% effectively secured. in some sector, only the so-called high risk sectors. what about the other six sectors? then before green card are allocated to those here illegally, the secretary only has to certify that the security plans and fencings are quote-unquote substantially deployed. operational. and completed. if the secretary doesn't...
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earlier today homeland secure the secretary janet napolitano testified on capitol hill. she was talking about the 2014 budget request for our department. she discussed the west texas oil refinery explosion and the boston marathon bombs. here's a look. >> i'll begin with west texas as the more recent event and give you the most current information that we have about the explosion. and, of course, our sympathies and concerns go out to the families of those who've lost loved ones or who have had a loved one who has been injured. as of right now the faa has issued a temporary flight restriction over the area. the texas commission on environmental quality is providing air monitoring and technical assistance. texas task force one has been alerted to provide structural collapse support. the union pacific railroad has halted freight service. and local authorities have turned off utility service in the area including gas and electricity. there is an incident command center at a triage center, but they been recently moved due to fears that additional tanks could be at risk. theme,
earlier today homeland secure the secretary janet napolitano testified on capitol hill. she was talking about the 2014 budget request for our department. she discussed the west texas oil refinery explosion and the boston marathon bombs. here's a look. >> i'll begin with west texas as the more recent event and give you the most current information that we have about the explosion. and, of course, our sympathies and concerns go out to the families of those who've lost loved ones or who have...
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president obama and secretary napolitano abandoned that metric. the bill before us weakens that law by only requiring the southern border to be 90% effectively secured. in some sectors. only the so-lled high risk sectors. what about the other six? before green cards are allocated to those here illegally, the secretary only has to certify that the security plans and fencing's are "substantially deployed, operational, and completed." if the secretary does not do her job and a commission is created to provide recommendations, this is just a loophole that allows the secretary to neglect doing the job. another area of interest for me is employment verification measures. as i said before so many times, i was here in 1986 when we for the first time made it illegal for employers to hire undocumented individuals. i have been a champion for the e-verify system a staple in every workplace. it is an important tool to make sure that we have a legal work force. while i am encouraged, i am concerned that the provision will render the program is effective as an e
president obama and secretary napolitano abandoned that metric. the bill before us weakens that law by only requiring the southern border to be 90% effectively secured. in some sectors. only the so-lled high risk sectors. what about the other six? before green cards are allocated to those here illegally, the secretary only has to certify that the security plans and fencing's are "substantially deployed, operational, and completed." if the secretary does not do her job and a commission...
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. >> greta: briefing from homeland security janet napolitano, did she say we're on to somebody? >> i've had briefings with law enforcement, as well. they don't have specific leads at this point. >> this is like a fran sick search and all we have is a bomb. >> i do think it's something is going to come out on this bomb and lead us to where it originated. the other issue we do have a lot of photos. >> greta: we have searched a saudi national. i know because he a saudi national there is a little profiling there. they tackled him and they thought she was suspect. he searched his apartment and he is not a good sign. that is not a good sign. >> that lead washed out. there are other leads. i will say that is why they are asking the public to come forward if they have any information about this. so just like you, i'm very concerned. as you see the people who were killed and injured and maimed and crippled, an eight-year-old boy. it cries out for justice. >> what is curious, secretary napolitano is saying it does not appear to be a coordinated plot. upon what does she base that. from you
. >> greta: briefing from homeland security janet napolitano, did she say we're on to somebody? >> i've had briefings with law enforcement, as well. they don't have specific leads at this point. >> this is like a fran sick search and all we have is a bomb. >> i do think it's something is going to come out on this bomb and lead us to where it originated. the other issue we do have a lot of photos. >> greta: we have searched a saudi national. i know because he a...
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today, homeland security secretary janet napolitano .estified on immigration policy it is the committee's third hearing on immigration since the senate so-called gang of eight released their proposed legislation. live coverage starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern, here unseat and. -- here on c-span. "the closinghor of of the american border" from "washington journal" this is 30 minutes. host: the boston marathon bombing is also having an impact on the immigration debate in the u.s. and some are drawing parallels to the way the 9/11 attacks changed the immigration debate in 2001 and 2002. edward alden is a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations. ted, i want to talk about the front page of the washington times. your reaction to how the bombing is clinging to the immigration debate? guest: we have heard quite a lot about it in the last couple days as more details have come out about the two men behind this. i don't expect it to have a significant impact. when you start to delve into what happened in the case -- and details are still coming out -- it does not appear to be directly related
today, homeland security secretary janet napolitano .estified on immigration policy it is the committee's third hearing on immigration since the senate so-called gang of eight released their proposed legislation. live coverage starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern, here unseat and. -- here on c-span. "the closinghor of of the american border" from "washington journal" this is 30 minutes. host: the boston marathon bombing is also having an impact on the immigration debate in the u.s....
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immigration, about the success that we're seeing with the hearings, so that 23 witnesses on monday, secretary napolitano just testified yesterday. they've been very strong hearings in terms of the work that's going on between business and labor, with the farmer groups and the migrant worker groups. people have come together. when you have grover norquist out there strongly testifying for a bill and citing ronald reagan sitting on a hill, i think you've got a pretty strong effort going forward with this bill. guns came up -- >> let me just you about that, senator grassley was raising all sorts of issues with in a follow tanno yet. is there any concern that boston will be a setback, slowing it down? >> clear it's it's been raised by senator grassley and others, but i think it's interesting what's happened. we've seen boston come together, one terrorist killed, the other arrested. we've also seen a number of other voices. yesterday speaker boehner and congressman ryan came out and said this is not a reason to delay the immigration bill in going forward. this is actually a reason to speed it up and have it
immigration, about the success that we're seeing with the hearings, so that 23 witnesses on monday, secretary napolitano just testified yesterday. they've been very strong hearings in terms of the work that's going on between business and labor, with the farmer groups and the migrant worker groups. people have come together. when you have grover norquist out there strongly testifying for a bill and citing ronald reagan sitting on a hill, i think you've got a pretty strong effort going forward...
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we are arranging another day for secretary napolitano. i think the two witnesses who came here to rearrange their schedules on short notice. appreciate it. it is what makes the committee work. i would also note for the record that as you go back over your notes on what to do and to any of your answers, i will keep the record open for that. we're not playing a game of -- we are just trying to have thes. i thank both parties for being here. we stand in recess until the call the chair. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] ofon your screen a picture dzhokhar tsarnaev, still at large after police and fbi investigations in the area of watertown, a suburb of boston. the lock down request has been lifted by authorities, and governor deval patrick announced public transportation is ronnie. police say the suspect is still in the state because of his ties to the area and we will continue to bring updates and briefings as they become available on the c-span networks. up with
we are arranging another day for secretary napolitano. i think the two witnesses who came here to rearrange their schedules on short notice. appreciate it. it is what makes the committee work. i would also note for the record that as you go back over your notes on what to do and to any of your answers, i will keep the record open for that. we're not playing a game of -- we are just trying to have thes. i thank both parties for being here. we stand in recess until the call the chair. [captions...
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lvia matthews burwell -- secretary napolitano, again, thank you, and f.b.i. director muller, yesterday for joining us last evening and for classified briefing in the capitol. on boston, the tragedy. we want to welcome you here today as our secretary led the department, i think, since 2009, and starting her second term. we're glad you came here for a second hitch. given the recent bombings in boston, we appreciate your efforts. times you lead. we also want to offer you any time if you want to take any, if there are any updates you want to provide for the ongoing efforts in boston. and you're now recognized to do that and for your statement. thank you. welcome. >> thank you, chairman carper and ranking member coburn, members of the committee. for the opportunity to discuss the president's fiscal year 2014 budget request for the department of homeland security. before i begin, as the chairman acknowledged, i would like to say a few words about the attack in boston. our thoughts and our prayers remain with the victims and their families and with the city of bosto
lvia matthews burwell -- secretary napolitano, again, thank you, and f.b.i. director muller, yesterday for joining us last evening and for classified briefing in the capitol. on boston, the tragedy. we want to welcome you here today as our secretary led the department, i think, since 2009, and starting her second term. we're glad you came here for a second hitch. given the recent bombings in boston, we appreciate your efforts. times you lead. we also want to offer you any time if you want to...
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we'll bring in our panel and judge napolitano, fox analyst . charles lane writer for the washington post and charles krauthammer. charles, the video and imannuals and your thoughts? >> they will have to weigh the fact they will not get a huge amount of information a lot disruptive and extraninous. i believe they released it for two reasons. the raduous of escape is large. three days and like you drop a stone in the pond and ripple affects and i am sure they have looked at video from the airports if you live in new england as i did once, the drive to the canadian border is not long and in canada it might be easy tore escape. they wanted make sure the escape raduous stase where it is and america in america can look at this . second is the problem of trying to differenteate this from other images. what they also want to do is have everybody on the scene look immediately at the brack - background which they might have dismissed to see if these two guys appears and they could get important information within hours. >> >> bret: the f.b.i. said he sat
we'll bring in our panel and judge napolitano, fox analyst . charles lane writer for the washington post and charles krauthammer. charles, the video and imannuals and your thoughts? >> they will have to weigh the fact they will not get a huge amount of information a lot disruptive and extraninous. i believe they released it for two reasons. the raduous of escape is large. three days and like you drop a stone in the pond and ripple affects and i am sure they have looked at video from the...
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just wanted to at the outset thank you very much, secretary napolitano, d.h.s. has a complicated, difficult, broad-ranging mission and that's just one department. it's responsible for a vast array of important goals at the same time and i'm grateful for your doing your very best and for everyone in the department doing your very best, particularly at this time when we opened this hearing with reflections on the tragedies in boston and in west texas. we're reminded of how grateful we are for everyone in law enforcement and public safety who helps protect us. i'm from the midatlantic region with many ports and with the significant allocation of additional resources under this bill to the southwest border, what assurance can you give us that crehence -- comprehensive immigration reform won't further degrade c.b.p.'s ability to perform its customs inspection mission at some of our vital ports around the country? >> i think it's important, and as i review the bill and the intent behind the bill, it is to make sure that the additional activities are paid for through f
just wanted to at the outset thank you very much, secretary napolitano, d.h.s. has a complicated, difficult, broad-ranging mission and that's just one department. it's responsible for a vast array of important goals at the same time and i'm grateful for your doing your very best and for everyone in the department doing your very best, particularly at this time when we opened this hearing with reflections on the tragedies in boston and in west texas. we're reminded of how grateful we are for...
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you had the department homeland security secretary janet napolitano she did not believe the federal government did not believe that the boston incident was tied to a greater plot other than the boston incident. whether it has a bigger plot, in other words, tied to a bigger organization, they wouldn't say. whether it is foreign or domestic, federal officials would not say. as far as anything they've heard chatter wise intelligence wise, before or after, that is the real mystery here. they are not hearing much at all. that is a little bit unique. usually you have terrorist groups that claim responsibility. after the "new york times" new york times square bombing you had al-qaeda claiming right away. you have no one right now. sometimes that happens but it's pretty wear. they are not hearing any chatter. they didn't hear anything before. you heard in that press conference there wasn't a specific threat on a marathon. they had normal threat assessment heading into the race they aren't hearing anything from cellphones and radio traffic afterwards. >> eric: thanks a lot. now, we're going to head bac
you had the department homeland security secretary janet napolitano she did not believe the federal government did not believe that the boston incident was tied to a greater plot other than the boston incident. whether it has a bigger plot, in other words, tied to a bigger organization, they wouldn't say. whether it is foreign or domestic, federal officials would not say. as far as anything they've heard chatter wise intelligence wise, before or after, that is the real mystery here. they are...
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. >> oh, my ticker to secretary janet napolitano testified yesterday about the relationship between homeland security and immigration policy. she was also asked about the boston bombers and the saudi student originally questioned. >> several media outlets have reported that two individuals responsible for the tragic bombings were immigrants from chechnya. before the brothers came, before the brothers became the focus of the investigation, authorities questioned a saudi student who reportedly was on a terrorist watch list. i sent a letter to you this morning asking for answers to questions about the bombers and how they interacted with your agency. i trust that you would probably respond, given the impact that this could have on the immigration debate. with regard to the saudi student, was he on a watchlist? and if so, how did he obtain student visa? >> who is not on a watch list. what happened is this student, really when you, the wrong place at the wrong time. he was never a subject if he was never even really a person of interest. because he was being interviewed, he was at that point put
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we are arranging another day for secretary napolitano. i think the two witnesses who -- thank the two witnesses who came here to rearrange their schedules on short notice. appreciate it. it is what makes the committee work. i would also note for the record that as you go back over your notes on what to do and to any of your answers, i will keep the record open for that. we're not playing a game of -- we are just trying to have the best possible record. i thank both parties for being here. we stand in recess until the call the chair. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> arizona senator john mccain and senator lindsey graham have released a statement on the image hortense -- on the importance of immigration security. some have suggested that the circumstances of the terrible tragedy is a justification for delaying or stopping the effort for comprehensive immigration reform. in fact the opposite is true. immigration reform will strengthen our nation security by he
we are arranging another day for secretary napolitano. i think the two witnesses who -- thank the two witnesses who came here to rearrange their schedules on short notice. appreciate it. it is what makes the committee work. i would also note for the record that as you go back over your notes on what to do and to any of your answers, i will keep the record open for that. we're not playing a game of -- we are just trying to have the best possible record. i thank both parties for being here. we...
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be some other ideology or some other crazy set of ideas lou: homeland security department secretary napolitano saying that she is convinced that this is not part of a larger plot that it is one instance. your reaction? >> you can't know that now. you can't. i think it is not part of an international plot. that is my hunch. i investigated cases with punches. at the time they were right, have the time they were wrong. i had to abandon a lot of punches that turned out to be wrong. you're asking me for my hunch, this is not orchestrated by al qaeda overseas. but this could very well be being done by homegrown people who were looking to try to do the same thing. or we could be all wrong and this could be some kind of other plot having to do with something that we have not even figured out yet. lou: so i infer from what you're saying that you think this is at most a small group of people working to carry out these terrorist attacks. not an individual. >> i don't think this is a major, a planned attack by an overseas group. i think it would be far bigger than what we saw if it were a planned attack.
be some other ideology or some other crazy set of ideas lou: homeland security department secretary napolitano saying that she is convinced that this is not part of a larger plot that it is one instance. your reaction? >> you can't know that now. you can't. i think it is not part of an international plot. that is my hunch. i investigated cases with punches. at the time they were right, have the time they were wrong. i had to abandon a lot of punches that turned out to be wrong. you're...
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secretary to napolitano from earlier today. all of that hearing in our video library at c-span.org. we will take you to boston for a briefing from the fbi on the boston marathon bombing investigation. just ahead of that news conference, they announced they would release video and photographs of the investigation, so we will have live once it starts on c-span. the secretary, the the about the explosion at a fertilizer plant in the time of what -- in that town of west, texas, an explosion that killed 15 and injured as many as 160. >> i will begin with west, texas, as the more recent event, and give you the most current information that we have about the explosion, and of course, our sympathies and concerns go out to the families of those who have lost loved ones or who have had a loved one who has been injured. ghtthe faa has issued a temporary flight restriction over the area. the texas commission on environmental quality is providing air monitoring and technical assistance. the texas task force one has been alerted to provide structural collapse support. the union pacific railroad h
secretary to napolitano from earlier today. all of that hearing in our video library at c-span.org. we will take you to boston for a briefing from the fbi on the boston marathon bombing investigation. just ahead of that news conference, they announced they would release video and photographs of the investigation, so we will have live once it starts on c-span. the secretary, the the about the explosion at a fertilizer plant in the time of what -- in that town of west, texas, an explosion that...
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. >> in about 15 minutes, secretary of homeland security janet napolitano will be speaking at a conference here in washington and in just about an hour from now they are holding a press conference live from boston. ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well today is the 6th anniversary of the massacre where a gunman shoot 32 people on campus before shooting himself. virginia has declared it virginia tech rememberance day and a moment of silence will be followed by a ringing of the bell for each victim. >>> the gay lesbian community, they say safe zone signs are being placed at the city's nine police stations. he wants members of the community to feel safe coming in to a police station to report a crime. they came together after an assault where the member of a transgender was attacked after leaving a bar. >>> there are reports of a mountain lion spotted and at 4:00 p.m. a woman told police she thought she saw a mountain lion. well they searched quarry ridge but they did not find it. they say if you do come across a mountain lion, do not run and instead make a lot of noise and try to make yourse
. >> in about 15 minutes, secretary of homeland security janet napolitano will be speaking at a conference here in washington and in just about an hour from now they are holding a press conference live from boston. ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well today is the 6th anniversary of the massacre where a gunman shoot 32 people on campus before shooting himself. virginia has declared it virginia tech rememberance day and a moment of silence will be followed by a ringing of the...
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>> homeland security secretary janet napolitano testifying about the relationship between homeland security and immigration policy. she was asked about the boston bombers, and the saudi student onlily questioned. you can see the entire hearing tonight on c-span. >> several media outlets reported that two individuals responsible for the tragic bombings were immigrants from chechneya. before the brothers came -- became the focus of the investigation, authorities questioned a saudi student who reportedly was on a terrorist watch list. i sent a letter to you this morning asking for answers to questions about the bombers and how they enter acted with your agency. i trust you would promptly responsible, given the impact that's could have on the immigration debate. with regard to the saudi student, was he on a watch list? and if so, how did he obtain student vees visa? >> he was not on a watch list. what happened is this student wag -- when you back it out, in the wrong place at the wrong time. he was never a subject, never even really a person of interest. because he was being interviewed, he was
>> homeland security secretary janet napolitano testifying about the relationship between homeland security and immigration policy. she was asked about the boston bombers, and the saudi student onlily questioned. you can see the entire hearing tonight on c-span. >> several media outlets reported that two individuals responsible for the tragic bombings were immigrants from chechneya. before the brothers came -- became the focus of the investigation, authorities questioned a saudi...
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me finish -- >> bill: jeff sessions jumps in there, but yesterday secretary home lan security janet napolitano was up in front of the same committee, and once again senator grassley, he is not coming up he is trying to make this link that what happened in boston proves their loopholes and problems in our immigration system and to do immigration reform right now is not the best time to do it. >> the background checks on the 12 million people who are here illegally are riddled with problems that appear to be involved in this case, it raises serious questions about the department's ability to properly investigate such individuals. >> bill: and senator grassley says that the tsarnaev brothers were really able to use our immigration system in order to facilitate their attacks. >> these two individuals used our immigration system to assist our attacks, it's important to our ongoing discussion. >> bill: there's zero evidence that they used their immigrant status to facilitate their attacks, unless you are talk about the fact that the guy went to russia for six months, but, you know, you are allowed t
me finish -- >> bill: jeff sessions jumps in there, but yesterday secretary home lan security janet napolitano was up in front of the same committee, and once again senator grassley, he is not coming up he is trying to make this link that what happened in boston proves their loopholes and problems in our immigration system and to do immigration reform right now is not the best time to do it. >> the background checks on the 12 million people who are here illegally are riddled with...
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it was a written release by janet napolitano, the obama department of homeland security secretary. she said why obama had decided to issue the reassurance. there are probable no broader attacks, no more anywhere in the u.s. that is reassuring. here in washington, the public is wary, and they dominate what the congress is talking about. >> reporter: big issues like gun control are out of the spotlight. the horrifying attack dominates the americans' attention, but pulls americans together. this is the chicago tribute, solidarity, from one area to another. in pain. citing how bostonians rushed in to help the injured. president obama sent a message of solidarity and defiance. >> you want to know who we are and who america is, how we respond to evil? that is it. selfless selflessly, compassionatly. >> reporter: any time bombs are used, it is an act of terror, he says, the lawmaker got an intel briefing last week. >> there was no evidence at all, no intelligence that seemed to be out there. >> reporter: the top senate republican was critical. >> i think it is safe to say that for many, t
it was a written release by janet napolitano, the obama department of homeland security secretary. she said why obama had decided to issue the reassurance. there are probable no broader attacks, no more anywhere in the u.s. that is reassuring. here in washington, the public is wary, and they dominate what the congress is talking about. >> reporter: big issues like gun control are out of the spotlight. the horrifying attack dominates the americans' attention, but pulls americans together....
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>> the answer, which homeland security secretary janet napolitano conceded is no. underlying the according tos used by opponents of gun safety issues is the implied position that 30,000 people are going to die each year by guns and that's the way it has to be. it's the price of freedom. and it is absolutely true that some number of horrible events is, in fact, the price of freedom. you cannot have total security without the country becoming a police state. we expose ourselves to risk by getting out of the house in the morning, getting in a car, going into a public space, through there is a bizarre and perverse mismatch in our political culture about what risks are acceptable and what are not, depending on what the implement of violence is or what the origin of the perpetrator is. so, today, the manchin/toomey background check amendment, the gun bill, the watered down compromise failed to pass the senate's agreed upon filibuster of 60. keep in mind, it got 54 votes, four more allowed than if it was an actual up or down vote. it was fill bustered. >> the gun lobby an
>> the answer, which homeland security secretary janet napolitano conceded is no. underlying the according tos used by opponents of gun safety issues is the implied position that 30,000 people are going to die each year by guns and that's the way it has to be. it's the price of freedom. and it is absolutely true that some number of horrible events is, in fact, the price of freedom. you cannot have total security without the country becoming a police state. we expose ourselves to risk by...
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. >> on capitol hill, homeland security secretary janet napolitano was questioned about the older brother's yaever seas travel which is factoring into the debate over immigration reform. >> was your department aware of his travels to russia and if you weren't, the reason. >> yes. the system pinged when he was leaving the united states. by the time he returned, all investigations had been -- the matter had been closed. >> is it true that his identity document did not match his airline ticket and if so why did tsa miss the discrepancy? >> there was a mismatch there. by the way, the bill will help with this because it requires that passports be electronically readable as opposed to to having be manually input and it really does a good job of getting human error to the extent it exists out of the process. >> what do you think, mika? >> i think they missed it clearly. and i think that there's, obviously, ultimately no excuse but it's incredibly hard. it's terrible what has happened and just listening to that mother is chilling. it's absolutely chilling. >> more than that. >> yeah. >> yeah. so th
. >> on capitol hill, homeland security secretary janet napolitano was questioned about the older brother's yaever seas travel which is factoring into the debate over immigration reform. >> was your department aware of his travels to russia and if you weren't, the reason. >> yes. the system pinged when he was leaving the united states. by the time he returned, all investigations had been -- the matter had been closed. >> is it true that his identity document did not...
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unanswered questions tonight, jay carney, not just him, the fbi and the homeland security department, janet napolitano are going to face a lot of questions about what they knew and what they didn't know. and we should say in fairness to them, obviously, this was said in the bush administration when i was here and should be said now, which is that for the department of homeland security still a relatively new federal agency post 9/11 as you noted, they have to be right 100% of the time. the terrorists only have to be right once. and all of a sudden we have horrific scene. so, there are a lot of terror attacks that thwarted in the bush administration that have been thwarted in this administration. but now this one was not. why not is going to be a big question. >> bill: yeah. particularly when the funerals of the children, one confirmed dead 8-year-old girl, but there are, we understand, 8 other children that have been injured or in the hospital. all right. we appreciate it, ed. we'll talk with you again tomorrow. >> thanks, bill. >> bill: we have fox news anchor bill hemmer up in boston now. you just g
unanswered questions tonight, jay carney, not just him, the fbi and the homeland security department, janet napolitano are going to face a lot of questions about what they knew and what they didn't know. and we should say in fairness to them, obviously, this was said in the bush administration when i was here and should be said now, which is that for the department of homeland security still a relatively new federal agency post 9/11 as you noted, they have to be right 100% of the time. the...
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briefings at the white house when jay carney brought in, among others, homeland security secretary janet napolitano. she said you know what? if this sequester goes through it will be bad news. delays at the border. furlough some of our border security guards. so if you really care about border security, you should not go through with the sequester. i was there on point here when secretary of transportation ray lahood good man i think has done a great job. he came in and he said hey, folks, i gotta tell you the faa is one of the biggest parts of the department of transportation. and they got nothing but people, you know. they don't have like battleships that can keep in port or whatever and we're going to have to cut x billion dollars whatever it is. the only way we can meet that goal is we're going to have to furlough. and most of our people -- so we have nothing but employees basically. most of our people or a good schaffer our people are air-traffic controllers so there is no way -- this is what lahood told us, told the world. there is no way that we can avoid this. therefore, no way to avoid wha
briefings at the white house when jay carney brought in, among others, homeland security secretary janet napolitano. she said you know what? if this sequester goes through it will be bad news. delays at the border. furlough some of our border security guards. so if you really care about border security, you should not go through with the sequester. i was there on point here when secretary of transportation ray lahood good man i think has done a great job. he came in and he said hey, folks, i...
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napolitano. have ancy has failed to simple standard for measuring border security, a project the department of homeland security started in 2010, but apparently has not worked up much of a sweat. unfortunately, one of your people testify to the house, said that mr. burke rc -- he -- that it will be a tool for the measurement you are suggesting. there was a very scathing report about the failure of establishing metrics. do you intend to come forth in a farmer transparent manner -- far more unsparing manner with a border security index? manner with at border index? >> there are so many ways to measure the border. the definition did not encompass all of the ways you could look at the border. -- is a let's look at border a safe and secure area? it, thatou got into is a much more difficult question to answer than it is to ask. there are a whole host of statistics. a whole host of statistics on a baseball player. you have to look at the picture and see what that trend lines are and the like. we have to
napolitano. have ancy has failed to simple standard for measuring border security, a project the department of homeland security started in 2010, but apparently has not worked up much of a sweat. unfortunately, one of your people testify to the house, said that mr. burke rc -- he -- that it will be a tool for the measurement you are suggesting. there was a very scathing report about the failure of establishing metrics. do you intend to come forth in a farmer transparent manner -- far more...
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secretary janet napolitano from homeland security will testify before the committee. she willbay talk about border security, how to come up with a strategy for making sure we are securing our southern border there's also going to be two economists talking today. douglas holtz-eakin, former director of the congressional budget office. and another economist named peter, who is on the u.s. civil rights commission. they will testify about how illegal immigration can affect the u.s. economy. a hearing on friday. then on monday a second hearing. after that we have to see how the process unfolds. especially republicans on the judiciary committee are calling for more than the currently scheduled hearings. probably sometime in early may we will move to the markup process which is where the senators on the judiciary committee can begin offering amendments and releasing how they want to continue to shape the bill. we hope it gets passed out of committee and go to the senate floor. host: rebekah kaplan of the national journal. wilmington, north carolina, kathleen is on our democr
secretary janet napolitano from homeland security will testify before the committee. she willbay talk about border security, how to come up with a strategy for making sure we are securing our southern border there's also going to be two economists talking today. douglas holtz-eakin, former director of the congressional budget office. and another economist named peter, who is on the u.s. civil rights commission. they will testify about how illegal immigration can affect the u.s. economy. a...
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dhs secretary, janet napolitano, shariad with this committee in february that the united states citizenship and immigration services recognizes the need and the unique nature of ag and the developed the pilot program to test the use of e verify in agricultural settings. i'm waiting to receive an update from dhs on the status of this pilot, but chuck connor, let me ask you this question. is dhs working with your organization and other ag industry groups to test the e. verify program. >> i'm not awafer anything at this point, senator fine stain. we can update based upon the surveying of order. we appreciate the fact that in the legislation there's some recognition of the small business aspect in american a churl and the fact that producers are moved, if you will, somewhat to the back of the line in terms of that being, you know, fullly enforceable under the e-verify system. we have new programs up and running. we recognize there will be glitches. our goal is to have a program for every farmers no matter how small that they have access to the workers they need without incurring enormous expens
dhs secretary, janet napolitano, shariad with this committee in february that the united states citizenship and immigration services recognizes the need and the unique nature of ag and the developed the pilot program to test the use of e verify in agricultural settings. i'm waiting to receive an update from dhs on the status of this pilot, but chuck connor, let me ask you this question. is dhs working with your organization and other ag industry groups to test the e. verify program. >>...
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here's the president. >> including fbi director mueller, attorney general holder, secretary napolitano and my counterterrorism and homeland security adviser, lee cau monaco on the -- lisa monaco. we continue to employ our resources to protect our citizens, investigate and respond to this it. our first thoughts to this morning -- this morning are to the victims, their families and the sitzy of boston -- city of boston. we know that two bombs gravely wounded americans and took the lives of others, including an 8- year-old boy. that was a heinous and cowardly act. given what we now know about what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it's an act of terror. what we don't yet know, however, is who carried out the attack or why. whether it was planned and executed by a tris tick -- terror terror organization or an individual. we don't know. we're at the beginning of the investigation. we'll take time to follow every lead and determine what happened. but we will find out. we will find whoever harmed our citizens
here's the president. >> including fbi director mueller, attorney general holder, secretary napolitano and my counterterrorism and homeland security adviser, lee cau monaco on the -- lisa monaco. we continue to employ our resources to protect our citizens, investigate and respond to this it. our first thoughts to this morning -- this morning are to the victims, their families and the sitzy of boston -- city of boston. we know that two bombs gravely wounded americans and took the lives of...
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janet napolitano says the legislation that was unveiled last week would require all u.s. passports to be electronically readable, potentially avoiding problems they saw when one of the bombing suspects left to go to russia and the fbi was not informed about him leaving the country. that's the new immigration bill, that it would solve that type of problem from occurring again. back to our topic for all of you. the internet sales tax. do you support or oppose it. we talked about the democrat from oregon who opposes the idea. here is what he had to say on the senate floor. [video clip] thatis is legislation enables one state to impose the enforcement of its laws on 39 other states and the territories without the approval of such states and territories. let me repeat that. it is . . it can be forced on these other states against their will and businesses can be audited by a myriad of out of state tax collectors and would be forced to defend themselves. coercion. without an effort to at least promotes some elements of a voluntaryness in this, a vote for the marketplace fairnes
janet napolitano says the legislation that was unveiled last week would require all u.s. passports to be electronically readable, potentially avoiding problems they saw when one of the bombing suspects left to go to russia and the fbi was not informed about him leaving the country. that's the new immigration bill, that it would solve that type of problem from occurring again. back to our topic for all of you. the internet sales tax. do you support or oppose it. we talked about the democrat from...
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director muller, attorney general holder, secretary napolitano, and my counterterrorism and homeland security advisor, lisa monaco, on the attacks in boston. we continue to mobilize and deploy all appropriate law enforcement resources to protect our citizens and investigate and to respond to this attack. obviously our first thoughts this morning are with the victims. their families and the city of boston. explosionst two gravely wounded dozens of americans and took the lives of others, including a 8-year-old boy. this was a heinous and cowardly act and given what we now know about what took place, the f.b.i.'s investigating it as an act of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror. what we don't yet know, however, is who carried out this attack or why, whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist organization, foreign or domestic, or was the act of a malevolent individual. that's what we don't yet know. and clearly we're at the beginning of our investigation. it will take time to follow every lead and determine what happened. but we
director muller, attorney general holder, secretary napolitano, and my counterterrorism and homeland security advisor, lisa monaco, on the attacks in boston. we continue to mobilize and deploy all appropriate law enforcement resources to protect our citizens and investigate and to respond to this attack. obviously our first thoughts this morning are with the victims. their families and the city of boston. explosionst two gravely wounded dozens of americans and took the lives of others,...
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homeland secretary janet napolitano and robert mueller are pushing commanders now. at next, mark kelly, a democrat of arizona spoke in favor of gun control legislation in congress and more specifically the recent proposal on background checks sponsored by pat to me -- toomey and joe manchin. watch the entire remarks at c-span.org. >> going to be voted on here soon enough than that supported by 90% of american households. 93% of households who have gunowners. also, when you look at conservative states like texas and arizona, it has over 80% support. an expanded background check is supported by 74% of nra members. so we have a bill here that is not the bill if it was my job, not the exact bill that i woulde aite, but at this point --hatpe >> mental health care has been one of my top priority since i came to the senate. glad people are beginning to focus more on the issue.al heala but if we are going to make poi. mental-health a part of this, let's make it more than just th. talking points >> testing one, two, three -- since the first day that i got here, i've been pus
homeland secretary janet napolitano and robert mueller are pushing commanders now. at next, mark kelly, a democrat of arizona spoke in favor of gun control legislation in congress and more specifically the recent proposal on background checks sponsored by pat to me -- toomey and joe manchin. watch the entire remarks at c-span.org. >> going to be voted on here soon enough than that supported by 90% of american households. 93% of households who have gunowners. also, when you look at...
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center claire mccaskill from missouri pose that question to homeland security secretary janet napolitano. >> based on the evidence at this point, is there any difference between sandy hook and boston, other than the choice of weapons? in terms of intent for death and destruction and injury, no. methodology, guess. we don't know the motivation certainly behind boston. we don't know whether was domestic, international -- >> or if it was identical to the motivation in sandy hook. >> we just don't know the answer. i think it is impossible for me to sit at the table today and say they are identical, except in the effect of impact. >> as i look at the evidence that is available, you have mass destruction and violence and andghter of innocents, neither case do we note motive. the irony is, we are so quick to call boston terror, why are we not calling the man with a high- capacity assault weapon and a high-capacity magazine, why are we not calling him a terrorist? >> i don't know the answer to that question. host: bill braniff, do you have a response to that exchange? ofst: the definition terror
center claire mccaskill from missouri pose that question to homeland security secretary janet napolitano. >> based on the evidence at this point, is there any difference between sandy hook and boston, other than the choice of weapons? in terms of intent for death and destruction and injury, no. methodology, guess. we don't know the motivation certainly behind boston. we don't know whether was domestic, international -- >> or if it was identical to the motivation in sandy hook....
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i've been working with secretary napolitano and find the way to provide jammers to local police. as far as those with detonators, there is no, other than having more dogs, more surveillance and that appears to what happened here. if it was a detonator, only way to stop there, if there were more police dogs constantly screening the area and, again, we, you know, when there is after-action report from the boston police department we'll have a better idea what happened, how those ieds got there. bill: yeah. understood. did you say jammers? i want to be clear on that, is that the word you used? >> jammers. yeah, jammers can be used against remote controls. bill: what would they do? >> they would prevent an ied going off. it would prevent the person trying to set it off by remote control, it would prevent that from happening. we used them in afghanistan. we used them in iriraq. bill: yeah, i asked that because apparently cell phone service and e-mail service was down several hours month afternoon. were jammers used in the boston after the attack it is. >> i'm not sure. could have been
i've been working with secretary napolitano and find the way to provide jammers to local police. as far as those with detonators, there is no, other than having more dogs, more surveillance and that appears to what happened here. if it was a detonator, only way to stop there, if there were more police dogs constantly screening the area and, again, we, you know, when there is after-action report from the boston police department we'll have a better idea what happened, how those ieds got there....
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you have secretary napolitano, director of f.b.i., you have the head of -- director of the n.s.a., alexander, and all three have said, they said one of the biggest fears they have now are these attacks and that unless we have a sharing opportunity between government and between business they feel they cannot protect our country from these cyberattacks the way we should. it's important we act now on this bill. now, we can pass bills in the house all day long, but if the senate doesn't pass a bill and the president doesn't sign it, where are we? we were able to pass our bill last year in a bipartisan manner, and yet our bill went to the senate and it stalled. the bill didn't go anywhere. so chairman rogers and i started again, but what we said to each other and we discussed was that we need to address the issue of privacy because even though we felt strongly that our bill does protect privacy, we knew there was -- there were groups out there, especially the privacy groups, felt there was not enough protection in our bill. we rolled up our sleeves. we listened to the issues raised by the privac
you have secretary napolitano, director of f.b.i., you have the head of -- director of the n.s.a., alexander, and all three have said, they said one of the biggest fears they have now are these attacks and that unless we have a sharing opportunity between government and between business they feel they cannot protect our country from these cyberattacks the way we should. it's important we act now on this bill. now, we can pass bills in the house all day long, but if the senate doesn't pass a...
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also from "fox news" this morning -- hear from homeland security secretary janet napolitano, her statement on the boston bombings -- that is the homeland security secretary. of senate marked a moment silence is today in their chamber. house speaker john boehner marked a moment of silence as well. we are going to show you this picture -- here is the president getting briefed yesterday by the fbi director at the white house about what had happened. in annapolis, a republican caller, go ahead. response am calling in to the call blaming everything on iraq. i came to america in 1975. i was surprised at how little americans knew about national terrorism until september 11. iraq was in response to creeping terrorism for many years before september 11, 2001. this is going to keep going if -- not blaming things on on the root cause but on terrorism. terrorism has been going on for many years before iraq. i rack was our response to terrorism. -- iraq was our response to terrorism. host: what you think of this opinion in "usa today" this --ning, the right to this they write this -- caller: i agree. b
also from "fox news" this morning -- hear from homeland security secretary janet napolitano, her statement on the boston bombings -- that is the homeland security secretary. of senate marked a moment silence is today in their chamber. house speaker john boehner marked a moment of silence as well. we are going to show you this picture -- here is the president getting briefed yesterday by the fbi director at the white house about what had happened. in annapolis, a republican caller, go...
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. >> by the way janet napolitano was testifying on capitol hill about the boston marathon bombings and she said there is no indication this was part of a bigger plot. that's a little bit of breaking news there. >> hal: no -- absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. it doesn't mean they won't be tied to other things later. there is a reason why new york and los angeles and seattle and chicago are all on alert and watching out for stuff like that. because these kind of acts are too easy to do. they are not -- they do not require a level of sophistication. the local law enforcement and fbi all across the country has foiled plots like this before and they go under the radar because they aren't the kind -- they aren't -- >> al-qaeda -- it still exists generally takes credit for this stuff. >> stephanie: that's what i mean. charlie pierce was saying that he and his sportswriter friends have said this is what it is going to be. it won't be the super bowl. it will be one of the last open events like the boston marathon. it is almost impossible to stop somebody from throwing something in
. >> by the way janet napolitano was testifying on capitol hill about the boston marathon bombings and she said there is no indication this was part of a bigger plot. that's a little bit of breaking news there. >> hal: no -- absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. it doesn't mean they won't be tied to other things later. there is a reason why new york and los angeles and seattle and chicago are all on alert and watching out for stuff like that. because these kind of acts are...